1990Final results
1990 election for North Carolina House District 4
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
3 seats: Robert Grady (R), Bruce Ethridge (D), Ronald Lynwood Smith (D) won.
3 seatsRobert GradyRepublican · winner · incumbent
19.5%18,693
Bruce EthridgeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.0%18,256
Ronald Lynwood SmithDemocrat · winner
17.5%16,762
Dennis CombsDemocrat
16.1%15,455
Robert GoinsRepublican
14.6%13,965
Michael BellRepublican
13.3%12,703
95,834 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET